New favourite emerges after Magic Millions barrier draw

A NEW favourite has emerged for the 2019 Magic Millions 2YO Classic after landing a favourable barrier draw for the Gold Coast's biggest horse race.

Exhilarates became the new favourite for the 1200m race after the barrier numbers were drawn on Tuesday morning on Surfers Paradise beach.

Trained by James Cummings, she has firmed from $5 with Ladbrokes after getting barrier 9, while both Unite And Conqueror ($6) and Yes Yes Yes ($7.50) drifted substantially after drawing wide alleys 18 and 21 respectively.

Former Magic Millions managing director and current Godolphin director Vin Cox was the man to draw nine for the Cummings team.

The 2019 Magic Millions 2YO Classic is the first of three million-dollar races for two-year-old horses at the Magic Millions Carnival.

The race is fully restricted to horses that have been sold or passed in at one of the Magic Millions sales and boasts a total prize pool of $2,000,000, making it the richest event in the Magic Millions carnival.

The 2019 Magic Millions Classic will be run on Saturday at Gold Coast Racecourse.